I've always wanted to cosplay Konata due to her pretty much being my "spirit character". I never particularly liked their summer uniforms, especially the way the blue clashed with Konata's royal blue hair >< SO WINTER UNIFORM IT WAS! I roped my friend Kat into cosplaying Miyuki with me ;D

Overall this costume was made in like... Two days? It was quite simple and fun to wear. However, the wig gave me complete hell ;A; It was so long and tangly... I should probably buy a new wig for that :P

This isn't going to be a "exact measurements" "follow this precisely" tutorial. It'll be more like a walk through, as most of my "progress posts" are c: HOPE YOU ENJOYY!

Hey look :D These are actually my pattern plans. I tend to draw out most of my costumes before I make them just so I have an idea of what I'm doing. Especially if I'm NOT using a pattern and making my own c:

This is just a peak into my thoughts<3

So I started out with the top. I found a thick white t-shirt jersey from JoAnns and found a shirt that fit me how I wanted the shirt to fit (it ended up a little tight, because the shirt was tight fit but I didn't mind. It ended up looking very nice c:).

So basically: Fold the shirt in half as well as the fabric, lay the shirt on the fabric and cut around it with enough space for seam allowance c: You're gonna want two of these (back and front of the shirt).

Hey look :D I cut it out... Yeah xD

So yeah, uhm... Sew along both of the sides for the main body of the shirt and then the tops of the shoulders... (So it's kinda like a tanktop? :P)

At this point I had attached the sleeves. I cut the sleeve so that the arm hole opening was the same size as the shirt body, but then flared out the sleeve because I wanted a gathered effect by the cuffs.

I also freaked out because I thought I made the shirt way too tight around my boobs (which I did) but it ended up looking fine. (Thank goodness). I actually liked how tight it fit even if it was unlike the traditional school girl uniforms...

This is a friendly reminder to anyone reading to ALWAYS IRON. I know it's tedious and people hate it but it REALLY makes such a difference in how a cosplay looks D;

Also I found this nice "blood orange" :P It's Symphony Broadcloth from JoAnns c:

Adhaskljdlasd; So I didn't take many pictures ;A; I was a little crushed for time. But yeah. FIND A THREAD THAT MATCHES YOUR FABRIC. JUST DO IT D: I hate it when someone's costume looks amazing and beautiful and then you see a thread a completely different colour due to laziness. It's so sad because it doesn't take that long to change your thread and bobbin and it looks so much better when you do.

This was the cuff I cut, I serged the edges as I always do. Erm... YEAH.

I top stitched white bias tape for all the white stripes on the uniform c: These are the cuffs.

Here's a picture of the back of the cuff and then the cuff sewn c:

Both of the cuffs. YAY.

Just a peak into how I gathered the sleeve evenly into the cuff xD It's kinda confusing but it totally makes sense ;A; I SWEAR.

This is before I got a mirror in my sewing room... So this was taken in my room (don't judge) :P This really shows the poofy ness of the sleeves! I LOVE THEM.

ONTO THE COLLAR. This is just a little insight as to how I pattern draft things... I figured I'd just show you all the pictures because it's pretty self explanatory c:

So I made my pattern and cut it out with the middle fold c: I need two of these as well xD

WHITE BIAS TAPE AND THE TWO SAILOR COLLARS C:

Pinning the white bias tape on the collar...

Showing how I topstitch really close to the edge of the bias tape<3

The picture on the left shows how I interpreted the design of the collar, then right sides together sew the back on and then turn it inside out and TADAAA. I left the little hole on the back of my neck so I could just sew it up and it'd be hidden by my wig hair. Then on the right I attached it to the shirt using two snaps right in the middle of my shirt c: Yay for non-traditional methods.

I'm kinda too lazy to describe how I did the pleated skirt... They're easy and you can pretty much follow the pictures. SO YAY<3

YAY. My progress thus far shown c: Sorry for such a picture heavy post... I feel like it explains it easier than me rambling on and on forever with a shit ton of emoticons. LOL NOW ONTO THE BOWWW.

And there you have it :D Here's a picture of the finished product :P You can also check out the gallery on my homepage and click on the picture of Konata to see more :D